Research and Internships
Directed Research Opportunity for First-Year Students
Chemistry 26S is a first-year seminar that offers an opportunity to do directed research.
Research Independent Study for Juniors and Seniors
An Independent Study student in the Department of Chemistry is treated like a beginning graduate student in a faculty supervisor's research group. Specific requirements concerning the number of hours spent in a laboratory, participation in research group conferences, and related activities are determined by the research director. Some information on Independent Study Can be found in the Undergraduate Handbook. For further information on Independent Study please refer to:
Independent Study Requirements
Summer Research/Internship Programs
Duke Chemistry.
Summer Research programs at Duke run from the middle of May until early August (specifics dates are to be determined) and include a stipend of approximately $3,600. Preference is given to chemistry majors who are entering their last year of undergraduate study, but others are eligible. 2009 programs will be noted here once they are announced.
Elsewhere. Other summer research opportunities include:
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU)
Program Explanation: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp
Link to program websites: http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfmAmerican Chemical Society opportunities
Search for summer opportunities here: http://acswebapplications.acs.org/applications/epic/epicmain.cfmGlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical company
Homepage: http://www.gsk.com/index.htmDuke Deans' Summer Research Fellowship
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/deansmr/index.htmlDuke Undergraduate Research Support Office
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/U.S. Department of Energy, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (DOE SULI)
https://applicationlink.labworks.org/SciEd/erulf/about.htmlGenentech, a biotechnology company
http://www.gene.com/gene/careers/university/internships/index.htmlSignificant Opportunties in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)
http://www.ucar.edu/soars/Center for Biological and Environmental Technology, nanotechnology
http://cohesion.rice.edu/centersandinst/cben/education.cfm?doc_id=5675In addition, flyers are posted on the bulletin board across from room 1234 on the first level of the French Family Science Center.